Women Entrepreneurs and Italian Industrialization: Conjectures and Avenues for Research

2002 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 634-656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Curli
Keyword(s):  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Historical Study ◽  
Statistical Parameters ◽  
Female Entrepreneurship ◽  
Historical Trends ◽  
Business Women ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Italian Context ◽  
Methodological Difficulties

This article examines the “state of the art” and the current debates on the subject of women entrepreneurs, presenting some preliminary observations and hypotheses regarding the role of business-women in Italian economic development. Reasons for the new historiographic interest in female entrepreneurship are identified, and the primary methodological difficulties encountered in its historical study—starting with establishing the definition and the statistical parameters of the woman entrepreneur and discussing her social and juridical “invisibility”—are summarized. Finally, suggestions are made about possible directions for research on key historical trends important in shaping female entrepreneurial abilities in the Italian context.

Perspectives on Women's Entrepreneurial Learning and the Evolution of Female Entrepreneurship Research

2019 ◽  
pp. 232-257
Author(s):  
Florica Tomos ◽  
Nick Clifton ◽  
Saraswathy Thurairaj ◽  
Oana Cristina Balan
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Female Entrepreneurship ◽  
Entrepreneurial Learning ◽  
Entrepreneurship Research ◽  
Two Samples

The aim of the chapter is to increase the knowledge regarding the methods and styles of learning used by women entrepreneurs in general, and in South East Wales and Malaysia in particular. The research question is What methods and styles of learning do women entrepreneurs employ in their businesses, in general, and specifically in SE Wales and Malaysia? The chapter is a theoretical study with a small empirical extension with two samples of women and men entrepreneurs in the South East Wales. The findings of this chapter support the constructive perspective on learning, adult and social learning, demonstrating the role of social interaction for women entrepreneurs' learning and experiential learning. Through a gender perspective with accent on andragogy, and by designing a model of women entrepreneurial learning, the study shapes a new direction within the research field of women entrepreneurship and constitutes an original contribution to knowledge.

Vietnamese Women Entrepreneurs’ Motivations, Challenges, and Success Factors

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-226
Author(s):  
Hoang Anh Nguyen ◽  
Tam To Phuong ◽  
Thuy Thi Bich Le ◽  
Linh Phuong Vo
Keyword(s):  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Female Entrepreneurship ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Women Business Owners ◽  
Business Context ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Vietnamese Women

The Problem According to the Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs, 31.3% of businesses in Vietnam are owned by women, placing Vietnam at the sixth out of the 53 surveyed economies. Despite the prevalence of female entrepreneurship in Vietnam, little is known about the motivations, challenges, and success factors of those occupying this vibrant sector of the Vietnamese economy. Greater knowledge of how women entrepreneurs perceive themselves and the Vietnamese business environment could stimulate greater support for their personal and career development. The Solution This study aims to explore Vietnamese women entrepreneurs’ motivations, challenges, and success factors. This qualitative research study provides (a) a brief introduction to the business context and the role of women entrepreneurs in Vietnam; (b) findings on Vietnamese women motivation for to starting and running business, as well as the challenges they face, and factors contributing to their success; and (c) recommendations for government policies, business communities, and the development of female entrepreneurs in Vietnam. As few research studies on women business owners in Vietnam are available, this empirical study can contribute to more effective practice and further research on this cohort in Vietnam. The Stakeholders Recommendations provided in this study will help governmental policymakers, business communities, and female entrepreneurs in Vietnam.

scholarly journals Analysing the role of National Women Entrepreneurship Council in promoting entrepreneurial culture in Mauritius

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 377-383
Author(s):  
Randhir Roopchund
Keyword(s):  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Family Welfare ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Female Entrepreneurship ◽  
Women Entrepreneurship ◽  
Case Methods ◽  
Entrepreneurial Culture

The current study is presented as a Case study to analyse the role of the National Women Entrepreneurship Council in promoting and developing an effective entrepreneurial culture in Mauritius. The NWEC is a parastatal body working under the aegis of the Ministry of Gender, Child Development and Family Welfare. The case study seeks to provide an insight on the overall role and functions and challenges faced by the organisation to promote female entrepreneurship. The research approach is qualitative using content analysis and multi-case methods with interviews to analyse the effectiveness of the institution. The case study will be of great significance to different stakeholders including the Ministry of Gender, the women entrepreneurs and other NGOs which are actively participating to reduce gender inequality

scholarly journals Initial views from the Digital Panopticon: Reconstructing Penal Outcomes in the 1790s

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 893-928 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Ward ◽  
Lucy Williams
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Historical Study ◽  
Judicial Process ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Methodological Difficulties

The criminal justice system of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century England has been likened to a corridor of connected rooms or stage sets. At each stage in the judicial process—from detection and apprehension through to trial, sentencing, and punishment—decisions were made that might remove the accused from the system entirely, or propel that person further along the process into a number of possible outcomes. That decision making (including the identity of the decision makers and the criteria upon which their decisions were based) has been the subject of much historical study. Less attention has been given to the individual experiences—the singular journeys—of the accused through this labyrinthine process. This is in large part because of the inherent evidential and methodological difficulties of reconstructing judicial pathways and the wider criminal lives of offenders. As Tim Hitchcock and Robert Shoemaker note, the archives of criminal justice were created to manage the bureaucracy of prosecution and punishment, not to reveal the criminal's navigation of that system. Tracing an individual offender's journey through the judicial process (and that person's life beyond) therefore entails piecing together fragments spread almost randomly across hundreds of thousands of pages.

scholarly journals Kemampuan Wanita Pengusaha ”Home Industry” Makanan Di Kecamatan Kretek

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Agus Prayudi
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Financial Accounting ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
Business Women ◽  
Questionnaire Method ◽  
Home Industries ◽  
Modern Era

Abstract - In this modern era, the role of women is increasingly widespread, in various professions, women have a balanced position of men. Including women entrepreneurs '' Home Industry '' food. Thus this study aims to find out how much the entrepreneurial skills of entrepreneurs ‘'home industry’' food is, and the factors that constrain business women '' Home Industry '' food in its management. The population of this study is the 'Home Industry' business women in Kretek Bantul sub-district. The sample was taken by random sampling, each village was taken by 3 female entrepreneurs, so that all sub-districts of the study were 15 (fifteen) people. The method of data collection uses the questionnaire method and is equipped with guided interview methods. Data analysis techniques use percentage techniques. The conclusions of this study are as follows. (1) women entrepreneurs '' Home Industry '' in Kretek sub-district capable of being unable to manage businesses (53%), (2) factors that become constraints on managing women's business ''Home Industry'' in Kretek sub-district are: ( a) living expenses of family members (93%), (b) technological progress (93%), (c) promotional costs through media (87%), (d) competition between entrepreneurs (73%), and (e) capital ( 67%). It is recommended that there be coaching and training for women entrepreneurs 'home industries' in the field of business management, financial accounting, media use, and business arrangements in accordance with the environment, and the provision of low interest capital and easy procedures. Keywords : Entrepreneurship, Women, Home Industry food Abstrak - Pada masa modern ini, peran wanita semakin luas, di dalam berbagai profesi, wanita telah memiliki kedudukan seimbang kaum laki-laki. Termasuk wanita pengusaha ’’Home Industry’’ makanan. Dengan demikian penelitian ini bertujuan ingin mengetahui seberapa besar kemampuan berwirausaha wanita pengusaha ’’Home Industry’’ makanan, dan faktor-faktor yang menjadi kendala para wanita pengusaha ’’Home Industry’’ makanan dalam pengelolaannya. Populasi penelitian ini adalah para wanita pengusaha ’’Home Industry’’ makanan di kecamatan Kretek Bantul. Sampel diambil secara random sampling, masing-masing desa diambil 3 orang pengusaha wanita, sehingga seluruh kecamatan subyek penelitian sebanyak 15 (lima belas) orang. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan metode angket dan dilengkapi metode interviu terpimpin. Teknik analisis data menggunakan teknik prosentase. Kesimpulan penelitian ini adalah sebagai berikut. (1) wanita pengusaha ’’Home Industry’’ makanan di kecamatan Kretek berkemampuan kurang mampu dalam mengelola usaha (53%), (2) faktor yang menjadi kendala pengelolaan usaha wanita pengusaha ’’Home Industry’’ makanan di kecamatan Kretek adalah : (a) biaya hidup anggota keluarga (93%), (b) kemajuan teknologi (93%), (c) biaya promosi melalui media (87%), (d) persaingan antar pengusaha (73%), dan (e) permodalan (67%). Disarankan perlu diadakan pembinaan dan pelatihan bagi wanita pengusaha ’’Home Industry’’ makanan dalam bidang manajemen usaha, pembukuan keuangan, pemakaian media, dan pengaturan usaha sesuai lingkungan, dan penyediaan permodalan berbunga ringan dan prosedur mudah. Kata kunci : Wirausaha, Wanita, Home Industry makanan.

The Multiculturalility Issue on Globalization

2019 ◽  
pp. 220-242
Author(s):  
Elsa Cristina Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Rational Choice ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Human Action ◽  
Immigrant Communities ◽  
Doctoral Research ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Agency And Structure

The globalization of markets emphasize the entrepreneurship phenomenon. Cantillon is identified as one of the pioneers in the subject. In this chapter, the authors work this subject in the field of sociology, focused on agency and structure pleadings, understandable as a human action, which starts from a rational choice and with an action sociology. Based on a doctoral research carried out with the objective of identifying the profile of women entrepreneurs, this chapter seeks to stylize some material that was left open in the empirical elements collected, namely the role of entrepreneurial immigrant communities in the Algarve region and the interculturality present in the behaviors observed.

scholarly journals Abu Hafs Al-Nasafi (d. 537 AH / 1142 CE) (Historical Study)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-160
Author(s):  
Dr. Sally Ali Badr ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Sixth Century ◽  
Historical Study ◽  
Cultural Activity ◽  
Great Role ◽  
Intellectual Activity ◽  
Administrative Position ◽  
Scientific Status ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The City

The research dealt with the biography of the jurist and historian Abu Hafs al-Nasafi, who was known thanks to him, his knowledge and his asceticism, and the abundance of his works in various types of sciences, literature and arts, which amounted to more than one hundred works. As this Hanafi jurist is the owner of the first system in jurisprudence, and his work (al-Qand in the mention of the scholars of Samarkand) is among the most important printed sources that have been translated for the flags of the city of Samarkand and those who came to it and everyone who contacted its sheikhs or held an administrative position in it then showed their intellectual activity in that period, and he was a favored owner Great in highlighting the great role of the scholars of the city and those who came to it, their civilizational contributions and their effects on the city and the regions of the country beyond the river during the era of the Islamic caliphate. The subject of his translation explained the prosperity of Arab civilization and its cultural activity in the Islamic world from the ancient until the sixth century AH, so it was the high scientific status enjoyed by Abu Hafs Al-Nasafi as a jurist and historian, and Adeeb, motivated us to choose this topic.

Top-Down Processing and Visual Reorientation Illusions in a Virtual Reality Environment

2004 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred W. Mast ◽  
Charles M. Oman
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Visual Processing ◽  
Line Length ◽  
Perceptual Cues ◽  
Virtual Reality Environment ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Test Conditions ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Processing Mechanisms

The role of top-down processing on the horizontal-vertical line length illusion was examined by means of an ambiguous room with dual visual verticals. In one of the test conditions, the subjects were cued to one of the two verticals and were instructed to cognitively reassign the apparent vertical to the cued orientation. When they have mentally adjusted their perception, two lines in a plus sign configuration appeared and the subjects had to evaluate which line was longer. The results showed that the line length appeared longer when it was aligned with the direction of the vertical currently perceived by the subject. This study provides a demonstration that top-down processing influences lower level visual processing mechanisms. In another test condition, the subjects had all perceptual cues available and the influence was even stronger.

The future role of the psychiatrist in Europe – a UEMS perspective

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 35-42
Author(s):  
M. Hermans
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
General Interest ◽  
Future Role ◽  
Personal Opinion ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Many

SummaryThe author presents his personal opinion inviting to discussion on the possible future role of psychiatrists. His view is based upon the many contacts with psychiatrists all over Europe, academicians and everyday professionals, as well as the familiarity with the literature. The list of papers referred to is based upon (1) the general interest concerning the subject when representing ideas also worded elsewhere, (2) the accessibility to psychiatrists and mental health professionals in Germany, (3) being costless downloadable for non-subscribers and (4) for some geographic aspects (e.g. Belgium, Spain, Sweden) and the latest scientific issues, addressing some authors directly.

Alignment

2016 ◽  
pp. 33-50
Author(s):  
Pier Giuseppe Rossi
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Enactive Approach ◽  
The World ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
Education Today ◽  
Current Context ◽  
The Subject

The subject of alignment is not new to the world of education. Today however, it has come to mean different things and to have a heuristic value in education according to research in different areas, not least for neuroscience, and to attention to skills and to the alternation framework.This paper, after looking at the classic references that already attributed an important role to alignment in education processes, looks at the strategic role of alignment in the current context, outlining the shared construction processes and focusing on some of the ways in which this is put into effect.Alignment is part of a participatory, enactive approach that gives a central role to the interaction between teaching and learning, avoiding the limits of behaviourism, which has a greater bias towards teaching, and cognitivism/constructivism, which focus their attention on learning and in any case, on that which separates a teacher preparing the environment and a student working in it.

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